Sadhana Sarkar v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Elderly petitioner allegedly driven out of home; police non-assistance complaint; W.P.A. 2747 of 2025 disposed by Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; directions to Officer-in-charge, Adra Police Station to assist smooth re-entry into residence; lady officer deployed for 4 weeks with alternate-day harassment monitoring and reporting; recourse to Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; police bound to implement any order of the statutory authority; State report kept on record.
What did the court decide?
Directions for police assistance enabling the petitioner's smooth re-entry into her residence through the Officer-in-charge, Adra Police Station; deployment of a lady officer for 4 weeks on alternate-day visits to monitor harassment and report to the Officer-in-charge; liberty to seek necessary orders from the appropriate authority under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which orders the police must implement; State report kept on record.